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Are they finally starting to get it?

Tom Hogarth Published: December 6, 2023

ILM Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth considers whether the tide is turning on consumer perception and media attention around the issues with synthetics and the benefits of choosing natural materials such as leather. Read More...

No trouble in 2022 for Thai tanners

Published: January 19, 2023

ILM’s January/February 2023 edition of the magazine is now available to view on the app, featuring an in-depth report on Thai tanning, a breakdown of how to measure the life cycle of leather and more.

Chesterfield tanning business at risk of dissolution

Published: November 22, 2022

Local media has reported that a Chesterfield-based tanning business is at risk of being dissolved after failing to provide accounts to the UK government authorities.

Indian leather exporters fear a drop of 25-40%

Published: November 18, 2022

Leather and leather product exporters located around Kanpur, India, are reportedly expecting a drop of 25-40% in exports this quarter due to repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Has tanning leather just become a lot sweeter?

Published: October 12, 2022

The ILM November/December 2022 edition is now available, in which Consultant Technical Editor Karl Flowers and technical experts from German leather chemical maker Schill+Seilacher unveil the science behind the company’s launch of a new sugar-based tanning system.

Tanner survey returns in ILM September/October 2022

Published: August 31, 2022

ILM’s market-leading, 92-page September/October 2022 issue is out now on the app, featuring the results of the 2022 Tanner Business Confidence Survey.

Opportunity to join the International Leather Maker team

Published: August 9, 2022

Senior Salesperson required for international media brand International Leather Maker (ILM) – The role offers career progression, remote working and international travel. All applicants must be UK-based nationals or live in the UK with the right to work there.

Low-impact chemical roundup in ILM July/August

Published: June 21, 2022

Do not miss ILM’s July/August issue, now available on the app, which features in-depth interviews with the ICLT and Egbert Dikkers alongside a roundup of the latest low impact leather chemical innovations.

Deforestation demystified in ILM May/June 2022

Published: April 26, 2022

The latest digital issue of ILM is now available to view via the ILM app, featuring an in-depth look at deforestation and some of the efforts of leather-using industries to make a change.

Understanding ethical sourcing and regenerative agriculture practices

Published: March 16, 2022

The 88-page market-leading March/April 2022 edition of ILM is now available to download via the app, packed with exclusive technical features and interviews around the hot industry topics of ethical sourcing and regenerative agriculture.